Grown Up & Glammed Up Eskimo Pie

A few weeks ago I received a call from Lynne, the President of How2Heroes, asking if I could give the classic Eskimo Pie a makeover. I thought about it for all of about two seconds and then jumped at the chance. I love projects, and more importantly I love a good makeover!

A few days later somewhere during the fifth mile of my run, it hit me, Nutella! I knew if Nutella was going to be involved, then Frangelico needed to get in on this too! I really liked where this dessert was going, and couldn’t wait to start making the different components.

The first thing I did was make my Frangelico ice cream to really glam up the dessert. Just to warn you, this ice cream has a habit of disappearing very quickly 😉 The second thing I did was make Nutella ganache using Callebaut dark chocolate. The ganache was so good, I can only describe it as ridiculous! To put the pie together I made an oreo cookie crust, topped it with a heaping spoon of Nutella, and then added a scoop of Frangelico ice cream. I covered the pie in Nutella ganache, and topped it with toasted hazelnuts and sea salt. The outcome was pure decadence! The sea salt really pulls the whole dessert together and completes the dish. It’s kind of like the perfect accessory to a fabulous outfit!

Frangelico Ice Cream

1 cup heavy cream

1 cup half & half

1/2 cup sugar

4 egg yolks

2t. vanilla bean paste

5T. Frangelico

Bring heavy cream, half & half, and sugar to a simmer.

Whisk yolks a vanilla bean paste together in a bowl and slowly add in hot cream mixture whisking constantly.

Once you whisk in about half the cream mixture, transfer everything back into the pot.

Comments

>Decadent hardly seems like enough of a word to describe this! Holy cow it looks absolutely delicious. You had me drooling at the Frangelico ice cream. I think you did an absolutely fantastic job glamming up an otherwise child's treat!

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I’m Meghan, a pastry chef, recipe developer and culinary personality, who loves to flirt with dessert. On Buttercream Blondie, I give your favorite sweets makeovers. Join me as I glam them up one recipe at a time!